UFC President Dana White released the planned booking during a
UFC
161 media scrum on Thursday. The event is expected to serve as
UFC 166, though an exact date and venue have not yet been
announced.

Dos Santos handed Velasquez the lone loss of his professional
career in 2011, wresting the heavyweight title from around the
Californian’s waist in just 64 seconds at UFC on Fox 1. Velasquez
regained his strap just over one year later, however, beating the
Brazilian from pillar to post in a dominant 25-minute display this
past December.

Following that triumph, Velasquez successfully defended his title
against another massive Brazilian in Antonio
Silva, stopping “Bigfoot” in just 81 seconds in their rematch
last month at UFC 160. The American Kickboxing Academy standout
owns a 10-1 UFC record and has finished 10 of his 12 career victims
by form of knockout.

Like Velasquez, dos Santos also returned to the Octagon at UFC 160,
stopping the durable Mark Hunt with
a third-round spinning hook kick in the evening’s co-main event.
Known for his power punching and boxing skills, “Cigano” has
finished 75 percent of his conquered foes by way of knockout and
has been stopped just once in 18 professional appearances.